I'm drawing an action-packed anime within a depressing one!

For example, Nezha's Universe Ring has transformed from a magic weapon into an ability, similar to the ability to create a prison on the spot, which can be considered a life-saving divine skill!

"But I'm not the main character yet!!"

He Zhou sighed in frustration.

After scrolling to the very bottom, I finally found two suitable abilities, but they were very expensive.

Just as I was deciding which one to switch to, I saw a notification.

Current status: Background character

[The number and settings of abilities are about to exceed the carrying capacity. Exceeding the carrying capacity will come at a price...]

Please continue to improve your character's status.

"What price?"

"Early death, car accidents, a spectacular exit, a short lifespan, right? The more you use it, the faster you die?"

That's damn reasonable.

A background character can't have too many backstory or great abilities. If someone has too many highlight scenes but is still a background character, then in the comic book world they are either a popular pseudo-background character or a true core character.

Either they die young.

There is no other possibility.

He Zhou roughly understood that both of his abilities were very useful and of high quality, which was why this situation had occurred.

...

He Zhou glanced at the two abilities he had his eye on.

[Sounding the Gong - Level Zero]

[Source: Background image of soldiers guarding Chentang Pass in the film "Nezha Conquers the Dragon King".]

[Effect: Conjures a gong, producing a faint sound. There's a good chance that people within a certain range, regardless of their current state, will respond and look at you.]

[Identity Redeemed: Passerby]

[Redemption Popularity: 1]

[Next Level: Gong Sounding - First Stage]

[Upgrade Requirement: Requires 10 Popularity Points]

Below that is another object with a similar function: lighting a fire to illuminate the surroundings, which is similar to striking a gong.

"That would be better to strike the gong. Although striking the gong is based on probability... it should be considered a way to interrupt something."

He Zhou thought about it for a while and decided to wait until he accumulated 10 popularity points to upgrade to a passerby character before accumulating a few more to exchange for it.

"However, why are upgrading abilities so expensive? The first tier requires 10 points, so wouldn't the later ones cost hundreds or even thousands of points?"

After thinking about it for a while, I can roughly understand why. Since the ability has already been calculated to withstand the load once, if it is upgraded, the ability will become stronger, but the load-bearing capacity will not change, so naturally more costs will be required.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The students in the live broadcast room were listening blankly to Longqiao's topic today, and the more they listened, the more confused they felt.

"The incident occurred near public waters today. Our client was playing on the beach with two children when Party B appeared."

"Party B's identity is rather special; it can be understood as an inspector of a certain water area management unit."

What organization is this? Does it have such a manager?

[I don't understand today's case. A three-year-old child with two other children? Where are their parents?]

Those who went to read the comic were already laughing hysterically, with comments like "Hahaha, 666!" everywhere.

How did Ryūkyō-sensei manage not to laugh during filming? If I hadn't read the manga, I would have believed it.

...

Longqiao remained serious and full of conviction, speaking with utmost earnestness.

"After Party B appeared, they attempted to abduct the child. Such behavior is close to illegal restriction of personal freedom and even suspects child abduction..."

"It was at this point that Party A rebelled, ripping Party B and Party C bare..."

"This is our topic today: do you think our client's actions constituted excessive self-defense?"

After reading this issue, Da Bai was completely bewildered. Does this even need discussion? This absolutely has to be considered? This isn't just excessive! This is outrageous!

If this isn't excessive, then what is?

This isn't at home; it's in a public area. Who is it? How dare they be so bold?

Available in the next second.

Then I heard my two roommates indignantly start sending comments, muttering as they did so, "How can this be considered excessive self-defense?"

"?"

"He just killed him by accident, how can that be considered intentional?"

"??"

"Even if we take a step back... Nezha is not wrong!"

"???"

Seeing the bewildered look in Big White's eyes, they turned around angrily: "You're right, aren't you, Big White?"

Big White hesitated for a moment: "Yes!"

...

My two roommates, engrossed in their phones, opened another comic: "You know what, this Nezha Conquers the Dragon King comic isn't very well drawn, but the plot is actually quite good, and I really like this character..."

"Did you see those two Black Cat Sheriffs up ahead? They're pretty funny too."

Another roommate laughed.

"comics?"

Da Bai only realized what was happening at this moment, and immediately clicked on the link to the live stream. Following the prompts, he jumped directly to episode sixteen to start watching.

While looking at it, he suddenly realized that this NPC named He Zhou could actually draw comics!

"This is interesting!"

"There are three comic books now."

...

Soon, Tian Xiaoxi discovered that a large number of law students were leaving comments below, saying "hahaha".

The number of people who have added the comic to their favorites has surged from two hundred to five hundred, and most of them have read the latest chapter.

This was also noticed by the editors.

The editor sent a message very quickly.

[Baiyun: The comics have started to show a little improvement recently, keep it up.]

[Baiyun: Oh, right, there's something I need to tell you. Some college students want to buy the rights to remake Calabash Brothers into a short, educational animated film for their graduation exhibition.]

[Baiyun: Although it's not much money, only ten thousand yuan, he only needs to remake it once, and we won't interfere afterward.]

"Ten thousand!!"

Tian Xiaoxi's eyes lit up, but she hesitated just as she was about to agree.

But this part wasn't written by her, was it?

Damn!

I glanced at my phone's balance.

Tian Xiaoxi gritted her teeth and took a deep breath.

If I had 10,000!

She'll be able to rent a nice place!

She can then enjoy a meal of braised pork knuckle rice!

Oh! This is definitely an encouragement for future great comic artists.

...

Tian Xiaoxi agreed without hesitation.

promise!

promise!

Money! It's all money!

But his hands were all on the keyboard.

The words she typed out didn't obey her commands.

As someone in the entertainment industry! As a disseminator of culture! As a creator of the future of animation! How could Tian Xiaoxi do something like appropriating someone else's copyright?

We will never accept food offered with contempt!

[Tian Xiaoxi: Dear artist, this Calabash Brothers illustration wasn't drawn by me, so the copyright shouldn't be considered mine.]

[Tian Xiaoxi: I didn't draw the Black Cat Detective, the Calabash Brothers, or Nezha Conquers the Dragon King.]

[Tian Xiaoxi: I, Tian Xiaoxi, will definitely have my own representative work in the future! I will rely on my own brush to make "Monster City" reach the top with dignity! My path to becoming a legend will surely be marked by my own unique style!!]

After Tian Xiaoxi finished speaking, she ate a bowl of instant noodles with great pride!

So what if it's instant noodles!

My integrity is worth a fortune!

I fear not being shattered to pieces! I only wish to leave behind a pure reputation!

...

At the same time, Baiyun also sent a message.

[Baiyun: Do you know He Zhou? We checked, and the copyright for Calabash Brothers is registered under He Zhou's name; you only have the right to distribute it.]

"!"

Tian Xiaoxi was dumbfounded.

what?

He Zhou?

Why does this name sound familiar?

She was extremely puzzled.

Did the gunman draw his own image into the comics?

It should be.

It seems that he registered the copyright himself while drawing this Calabash Brothers.

Chapter 25 is truly dangerous! (Please continue reading)

It's unclear who leaked this clip from Longqiao's live stream.

When everyone saw that they didn't seem to have any problem with the skinning and tendon-pulling, they were full of questions.

[No way? Is this for real? Is this just for the live stream? If this doesn't count as excessive self-defense, then what does?]

Where can I find medical cases of women who have been pregnant for three years? If so, I'd like to use it as the topic for my thesis this year! Please suggest a title!

What happened next? What became of the child?

People only saw the clip and were curious about whether the child was sentenced later. The video received over a thousand likes in just one hour across the entire social media platform.

If it weren't for the excessive gore of the skinning and tendon-pulling scenes, which triggered the video platform's automatic review, this video might have garnered even more views.

...